"For years, the US has used its veto power to block efforts to create a Palestinian state, which would effectively enact the two-state solution the rest of the world has supported for a long time as a way to resolve the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people. And now, it appears the US may now be willing to allow a resolution “calling for the establishment of a sovereign Palestine roughly along the pre-1967 lines that divided Israel from the West Bank and Gaza.”

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"Despite the US claim to be opposed to ethnic cleansing and the nations who commit it, we have repeatedly blocked UN votes condemning Israel for those exact war crimes. Now, that may change. And since Palestine is officially joining the International Criminal Court next month to make the case against Israel, Netanyahu could very well be facing a double whammy in the near future. It could also be a triple whammy if President Obama is able to reach a deal with Iran. If taking the $3 billion a year in defense aid from US taxpayers is also on the table, that would be a quadruple whammy of historic significance."

I really don't care one way or the other, but creating a Palestinian state isn't going to do shit for peace in that region..

Well a lot of the fighting is about the money, not just the land. Palestinians pay taxes to Israel, and up until 2005 they used to receive a very significant refund. Then Palestine applied for sovereignty in the UN iirc, and Israel stopped returning their money. Then shit started going down again... So if they are two states, then there's no way that Israel can force them to pay taxes. They don't fight just "because religion" there's real issues on the table, except every time the UN has tried to negotiate a resolution US would use its veto power.

Watch how fast those israelis turn on the US now. End of dole tantrum incoming.

Well a lot of the fighting is about the money, not just the land. Palestinians pay taxes to Israel, and up until 2005 they used to receive a very significant refund. Then Palestine applied for sovereignty in the UN iirc, and Israel stopped returning their money. Then shit started going down again... So if they are two states, then there's no way that Israel can force them to pay taxes. They don't fight just "because religion" there's real issues on the table, except every time the UN has tried to negotiate a resolution US would use its veto power.

Watch how fast those israelis turn on the US now. End of dole tantrum incoming.

Create an autonomous Palestinian state, take away the Israeli taxes and there will still be unrest in that region. The Jewish religion and Islam (along with Christianity) may have similarities, but the fact is that Islam at the very core can't coexist with modern, capitalist societies. Judaism and Christianity have adapted, but Islam shows signs of going the opposite direction in recent years. Tell me that two countries (that used to be one) sharing a border with wildly different economic realities won't have major issues..

What if Israel decides to go hardline on immigration...especially Palestinians?

Create an autonomous Palestinian state, take away the Israeli taxes and there will still be unrest in that region. The Jewish religion and Islam (along with Christianity) may have similarities, but the fact is that Islam at the very core can't coexist with modern, capitalist societies. Judaism and Christianity have adapted, but Islam shows signs of going the opposite direction in recent years. Tell me that two countries (that used to be one) sharing a border with wildly different economic realities won't have major issues..

What if Israel decides to go hardline on immigration...especially Palestinians?

You mean no new Palestinians in israel? Don't they already have a fairly unforgiving immigration policy? I dont know much about it but I know they've built concentration camps for Jordanian refugees.... The irony....

The dumbest part is when people get all up in arms over their stupid socialized self identity. Jews seem to have a particularly big victim/superiority complex combo. That's why criticizing israel or making jew jokes is such a taboo